The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-15
AT THE "TAYLORS."
Barney O'Holihan and His Wife Try to
Pick Out Spring Raiment
From the Springfield Homestead.

Barney O'Holihan and His Wife Try to
Pick Out Spring Raiment.
From the Springfield Homestead
It was a few days ago / was sittin at the
tabul afther attn me supper 1--WE has supper
at our place sumo afther o'clok) that put
me hand in me inside pocket ter fine me spek-
takuls so as ter LUX at the bootcher's bill, an
see if he wuzn't skwazin himself too much
on the fggers, wen me hand whit rite down
thru an | putty near fell in mesilf.
"I've got ter git me nu SCOT" seq |.
'What's the matterf seq the old wumun
''I'm all kumin ter pieces" SEE l. LUX
at me po1irs all blown in, me elbows thin ez
a musketer net, an git onto the chin whisk-
ers kumin on the bottum Nv me pants
Foxes bes takin me fur a bloody Hitalyun
ragpikker wot amt got no bag ter carry his
rags" .u,, po- - i, ..1,, -
yer up.n
$50 me up nothin, " SEE 1. "Yer've seed
me up too much now. I'm goin down
sthrate ternite ter git me a SCOT, an begorry
I'll hav taylor make it fur me too"
80 Barney" SEE the ole wumun, SEE she,
''the taylors bes all on sthrike. Yer
can't git nothin done. Yerd better git
reddy-made. Yer can git SUM- winter gar
ments, now the clothers is closin out, putty
chape"
"Mrs. O'Hoolihan," SEE 1, "yeve picked
out me close fur me long enuf. I'm goin ter
do the job fur mesilf this time"
GAN rite" seq She Thin I'll go wild yer
ter see yer don't git chated."
We whit along down the sthrate, and the
ole wlmun she was twichin at me all the
time ter lux in the reddy made windies an
see the bargins fur an tin dollars.
stop twichin me, SEE /, ''yer'l pull me
sleeves out"
Wen we got ter the taylor's marched in
in fine dignified style, as | fatter mesilf L
kin make an imprishun.
''Sho me sum NV yer fine goods,n sez l.
'Sum that isn't hi-prised," SEE the ole
wumun
s'Shet up" seq l, fur I was gittin kiner
riled at the way the taylor was hKin at
me.
"Wot did yer wantg" SEE the taylor, SEE
he.
"Sumtnin fur a soot," SEE |.
''Der yer prefer plane or a fancy pat
tunf' SEE he. Here's sum fine goods just
made SCOT out Nv fur a clerjymun Yer
amt clerjymun, are yerF SEE he.
TELL him yer clerjymun an yerll git
diskount," wispers the old wumun, nujin
me.
II amt clerjymun now" SEE l, modest
~, ''but may be if l keeps on. Wot's the
pricep
''Sixty dollars SEE he.
81 CESS I'll LUX at sum different pattun,"
seq L.
der yer want sumthin ter wear at yer
biznessF SEE the taylor.
II do" seq |.
'Wot's yer bizinessg' SEE he.
''rhats my bizineSS,n seZ l.
"Here a splindid thing in CHEEKS" SEE
he dragging out roll fIIIm behind sum-
ware.
'They's good size to it," sez 1. 'How
menny NV them chicks cud yer git on the
Sutel"
81 cud git four on the pants, four or
five on the cote an wrln on the visit" seq he.
'An wot size Wv shek wud be givin you
thing SEE l.
81 cudn't say,n SEE he, "but yer cud pay
me about thurrty-five dollars cash, I'm
thinkin."
''Wud the SCOT fit meF SEE l.
"If it don't fit yer yer needn't order it,"
SEE he.
"How menny hip pockets wud yer put in
the pantsg' SEE l.
didn't like the mans shtyle at all.
''rd Civ yer wun," SEE l..
SIS that all ~ SEE |.
"Thats enuf," SEE he.
Then the old wumum she has to pipe in.
"Does yer Civ suspinders with UNI" sez
she.
mo, we don't give suspinders with um,"
seq the taylor man.
Don't be imitatin my wife," SEE swell
lin up to him. q,
Yer can git a pair of suspenders with
the tim dollar SCOT, Barney" said the ole
wummun, ian the shek is bigger"
Der yer want the goodsE SEE the tay-
lor. and he whaczed the roll NV stuff
round
mo" SEE, gittin riled up, 81 don't want
the goods An q nignoranimus that don't
kno no better than 10 put only wun hip
pocket IN pants an no-license beglnnln
mex Monday, don't want ter thrade with.
Kun on. old wumum" seq |, an we marched
out in CRATE shape and left the dure open ter
HThey was fine SCOT at the clothiers fur
eight dollars SEE the ole wummun. Cit
that, Barney, an I'll put yer in three hlp
pockets"
"We1l LUX at it termorrer," sez I. "I've
had enuf NV ternite."
Barney seq she, as we wnz sthrollin
along. "wot der yer think NV that new
fashion NV thin painted rubbuns with
their names painted ON that the ladies' hes
wearin' inshtid NV bokas, tibet we sor at the
openin the uther mites I'm thinkin NV hav-
In UNI fur me lady frinds at me sore eye
MKT Saturday mite"
"Ycrid betther hav UNI fur the min with
their names painted on, SEE /. "lheyd DE
sum use thin"
.'Wot der yer manef' SEE she.
$50 the haclsInan wud lmo ware ter dhrop
'em wen he carried um home in the morn1n,"
SEE /.
CRows PRINCESS OF Germany has written to
Princess Beatrice, OF England. that the crown
Prince aud herself would be delighted 70 receive
q visit from their sister, but that they can not